Therewassomethingpersonalintheworld，asinaworkofart；
whateveritmeantitmeantviolently。Third，Ithoughtthispurposebeautifulinitsolddesign，inspiteofitsdefects，suchasdragons。Fourth，thattheproperformofthankstoitissomeformofhumilityandrestraint：weshouldthankGodforbeerandBurgundybynotdrinkingtoomuchofthem。Weowed，also，anobediencetowhatevermadeus。Andlast，andstrangest，therehadcomeintomymindavagueandvastimpressionthatinsomewayallgoodwasaremnanttobestoredandheldsacredoutofsomeprimordialruin。ManhadsavedhisgoodasCrusoesavedhisgoods：
hehadsavedthemfromawreck。AllthisIfeltandtheagegavemenoencouragementtofeelit。AndallthistimeIhadnoteventhoughtofChristiantheology。
VTHEFLAGOFTHEWORLD
WhenIwasaboythereweretwocuriousmenrunningaboutwhowerecalledtheoptimistandthepessimist。Iconstantlyusedthewordsmyself，butIcheerfullyconfessthatIneverhadanyveryspecialideaofwhattheymeant。Theonlythingwhichmightbeconsideredevidentwasthattheycouldnotmeanwhattheysaid；